Editing China Airlines (section)

=== International expansion (1970–1995) ===
Following the standard utilization of the wide-body [[Boeing 747|747]] on the highly profitable Trans-Pacific – United States routes, China Airlines introduced its first two 747-100s (ex-[[Delta Air Lines]] aircraft) in 1976 and immediately placed them on its Hong Kong-Taipei-Tokyo-[[Honolulu]]-[[Los Angeles]] route. Shortly thereafter, four brand new Boeing [[Boeing 747SP|747SPs]] (Special Performance) were introduced in 1977. In 1975, three years after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, all flights between Taiwan and Japan were suspended, and not resumed until the following year.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aF0vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FdsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3605%2C2601571 Flights resumed], [[UPI]], ''[[Beaver County Times]]'', May 12, 1976, page 41</ref> The 747SP aircraft made it possible for China Airlines to fly daily nonstop services from Taipei to its North American destinations without stopping over in Japan. It also allowed the airline to introduce flights to [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[South Africa]]. In 1979, the airline switched all operations from the smaller [[Taipei Songshan Airport]] to the newly built Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport (now [[Taoyuan International Airport]]). Following the introduction of 747-200s, the airline introduced its first European destination, [[Amsterdam]].{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

In 1978, with all airlines relocating to [[Narita International Airport]] (then New Tokyo International Airport), China Airlines was the sole foreign carrier to use [[Haneda Airport|Haneda]], which at the time was an exclusive domestic facility; the premise being that air carriers from the [[PRC]] and Taiwan were prevented from crossing paths at any Japanese airports.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} [[EVA Air]] joined China Airlines later on, although both eventually moved to Narita, with CAL moving on April 18, 2002.

The next 20 years saw sporadic but far-reaching growth for the company. Later, the airline inaugurated its own round-the-world flight: (Taipei-[[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]]-[[New York City|New York]]-Amsterdam-[[Dubai]]-Taipei).{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}

On February 8, 1990, China Airlines received the first of its initial five [[Boeing 747-400]]s (B-161).{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} 1993 saw the airline listed on the [[Taiwan Stock Exchange]]. The new 747-400s and an earlier order with [[Airbus]] for over a dozen [[A300B4]] and [[A300-600R]]s wide body regional jets allowed for addition destination growth. During the 1990s, China Airlines also bought the [[McDonnell Douglas]] [[MD-11]] and had to compete with a new competitor, [[EVA Air]]. They also founded [[Mandarin Airlines|another airline]] to deal with the PRC-ROC dispute which borrowed aircraft from China Airlines itself.<ref name="ttcal" /> One of China Airlines's 747-400s (B-164) was also used by [[Lee Teng-hui|President Lee Tung-hui]] during his trip to the United States in [[Third Taiwan Strait Crisis#Lee's 1995 visit to Cornell|June 1995]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=文化部國家文化資料庫 |url=http://nrch.culture.tw/view.aspx?keyword=747&advanced=&s=2395847&id=0000739151&proj=MOC_IMD_001# |access-date=January 7, 2023 |website=nrch.culture.tw}}</ref>

[[File:Boeing 747-409, China Airlines AN0198833.jpg|alt=China Airlines Boeing 747-400 at Los Angeles International Airport (B-162). Second 747-400 bought by China Airlines on the Taipei to Los Angeles route in the old Pre-1995 Livery.|thumb|China Airlines [[Boeing 747-400]] at [[Los Angeles International Airport]] (B-162). Second 747-400 bought by China Airlines on the [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei]] to Los Angeles route in the old pre-1995 livery.]]